The New York Islanders continue their supremacy over the Rangers this season with a 4-1 win for their 4th win of the season over the Blueshirts. Jaroslav Halak almost had another shutout but lost it with just 10 seconds left in the game. The Isles are tied atop the Eastern Conference with the Detroit Red Wings who beat the Florida Panthers 5-4.  Stephen Weiss was the offensive hero for the Wings with a goal and 2 assists. Weiss is probably still available on the waiver wire and should be picked up as a lower end forward or for depth purposes.... The Pittsburgh Penguins were without the services of top guns Crosby and Malkin but got back some significant contributors in Patric Hornqvist (2 goals) and D Kris Letang who had 5 assists in his return from injury. Keep these fantasy studs in your lineup at all times because if they can score without Crosby and Malkin, imagine what they could do with them in it.... Columbus and Philadelphia kept their playoff hopes alive with must-needed victories over Washington and Arizona respectively. With Bobrovsky lost to injury, Curtis McElhinney pushed aside 25 of 28 SOG for the win and will be counted on to keep them in the race until their starter Bobber returns....Philly beat the Coyotes in a shootout to stay in the hunt. IF you are looking for some defensive help on the score sheet, take a look at Michael Del Zotto who seems to have found his scoring form with his fourth on the season but that makes 5 points in last 4 games.... Carey Price turned aside 40 shots as the Montreal Canadienssneaked by the visiting Dallas Stars by a 3-2 score. Defenseman Andrei Markov has firmly jumped back into fantasy relevance by collecting another power-play assist to improve to eight points in his last six games. After collecting ten points over the first two months, all the cagey veteran has done is rack up 17 points in his last 22 contests. Start him with confidence as he and PK Subban have revitalized the Habs on the power-play..Jason Spezza has shown signs of life for the sputtering Stars, extending his point streak to five games with an assist. Expect him to juice up his numbers in the second half, but don't count on a point-per-game clip... It seems that Cam Ward is clearly the forgotten man in the Carolina crease as Anton Khudobin keeps flashing his breakout form from last season. In the 4-2 win over Tampa Bay, the streaking Russian improved his win total to six over his last seven games and his streak of allowing two or less goals now stands at eight. If you need help at goal, look for the Canes to ride him down the stretch while possibly dealing Ward by the trade deadline... The nearly unbeatable Nashville Predators at home received a huge scare from Colorado but held on in overtime after a Craig Smith game-winner. Goalie Carter Hutton has been adequate at best while starting in place of injured Pekka Rinne so look for Marek Mazanec to possibly get in the crease soon. Mike Ribeiro continues his renaissance season with three more points, raising his numbers to 12 over the last ten games. If somehow he is still available in your pool, shame on all of you... Calgary beat up on Buffalo 4-1 as the Johnny Gaudreau-Jiri Hudler tandem led the offense with a combined four points. I just dropped the struggling Hudler for goalie Anton Khudobin, but his impressive overall numbers will ensure him not lasting on the waiver wire too long. The talented center could easily heat up again, so keep him on your squad if you have space... Attention goalie-starved fantasy owners: Pick up Devan Dubnyk ASAP as he has temporarily stabilized the goalie situation in Minnesota. Darcy Kuemper is in the AHL for reconditioning duty and Niklas Backstrom just plain blows. Nothing else to say about that boring 2-1 Wild win over Edmonton... Two fantasy hunches after Anaheim's 4-0 shutout triumph over Vancouver: 1. Frederik Andersen has grown since his late season fade in 2013-14 and will keep playing like an elite goalie option through the playoffs and 2. Ryan Miller is going to miss Kevin Bieksa way more than fantasy owners realize. His numbers in goal should take a hit without his most reliable defender over the next 6-8 weeks.